School Summary

Samuel Ward Academy


Boys: 616
Girls: 605
Total Pupils: 1221
Opened: 01-11-2010
Ofsted: Good
Headteacher: Andrew Hunter
Samuel Ward Academy
Chalkstone Way
Haverhill
Suffolk
CB9 0LD
Telephone: 01440761511
Website: http://www.samuelward.co.uk

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SchoolSponsors (name): Unity Schools Partnership
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StatutoryHighAge: 18
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Street: Chalkstone Way
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Town: Haverhill
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reviews: [{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"a year ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"Its not good. I am a student here and their rules are silly like how girls can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t show shoulders or something- Also some teachers favourite other people which is annoying!!!! they also \u00e2\u0080\u009ccold call\u00e2\u0080\u009d on people who clearly don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know the answer so please stop picking on random people ITS STRESSFULL !!!!! They also don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really care about bullying or anything because they never do anything to sort it out\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 they mainly only care about uniform. They also GIVE YOU DETENTIONS FOR NO REASON!!!!!!!! Teachers put so much pressure on people it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s SO toxic. Just an honest review and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 100% accurate. If you want to be miserable and feel like you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not enough\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 then go here. \u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bb\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bb If you want to be in a happy environment where you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t feel stress please find somewhere else\u00e2\u009d\u00a4\u00ef\u00b8\u008f","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"Its not good. I am a student here and their rules are silly like how girls can\u00e2\u0080\u0099t show shoulders or something- Also some teachers favourite other people which is annoying!!!! they also \u00e2\u0080\u009ccold call\u00e2\u0080\u009d on people who clearly don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know the answer so please stop picking on random people ITS STRESSFULL !!!!! They also don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t really care about bullying or anything because they never do anything to sort it out\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 they mainly only care about uniform. They also GIVE YOU DETENTIONS FOR NO REASON!!!!!!!! Teachers put so much pressure on people it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s SO toxic. Just an honest review and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s 100% accurate. If you want to be miserable and feel like you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re not enough\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 then go here. \u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bb\u00f0\u009f\u0091\u008e\u00f0\u009f\u008f\u00bb If you want to be in a happy environment where you don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t feel stress please find somewhere else\u00e2\u009d\u00a4\u00ef\u00b8\u008f","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Aleisha Wallace","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/108945654302525733789\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjVhCvnVta3dMzz3jxaY7I_w747e0cyPKXy-0nFDs4Qiid4=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2022-09-15T19:53:49Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"I have been here for 3 years now and the school is really bad.\nFirst of all the \u00e2\u0080\u009czero tolerance\u00e2\u0080\u009d where if you even breathe you get an after school detention because it somehow makes the school look good.\nAnd the school acted in front of ofsted to get an outstanding because if ofsted were to sneak CCTV into school then it would require improvement.\nAlso on their website they removed the forgot password button so if you are locked out you have to get an IT person who is never there.\nAnd not to mention the school is home to a lot of liberal snowflake children and teachers.\nSo do not send your child here.\nP.S this school is spending their money on a 3 story block but they have no teachers in order to fill the rooms.\nThey call banter bullying lol","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I have been here for 3 years now and the school is really bad.\nFirst of all the \u00e2\u0080\u009czero tolerance\u00e2\u0080\u009d where if you even breathe you get an after school detention because it somehow makes the school look good.\nAnd the school acted in front of ofsted to get an outstanding because if ofsted were to sneak CCTV into school then it would require improvement.\nAlso on their website they removed the forgot password button so if you are locked out you have to get an IT person who is never there.\nAnd not to mention the school is home to a lot of liberal snowflake children and teachers.\nSo do not send your child here.\nP.S this school is spending their money on a 3 story block but they have no teachers in order to fill the rooms.\nThey call banter bullying lol","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"ComradeCrossBow","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/111772575488705387352\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjW9jADIlzxj-s2FUPlBP_YX6PyuzAsAZnt6wrUnD-z87A=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2019-02-20T13:41:15Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"2 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"i'm a student at this school and it's terrible so bad teachers don't even care about ur mental health or they care about is ur education i mean yeah it's kinda important not really since u don't need to know an area of a triangle to do well in life but they put education before mental health mental health is way more important. TERRIBLE SCHOOL.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"i'm a student at this school and it's terrible so bad teachers don't even care about ur mental health or they care about is ur education i mean yeah it's kinda important not really since u don't need to know an area of a triangle to do well in life but they put education before mental health mental health is way more important. TERRIBLE SCHOOL.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"shahshzhs systshz","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/109429088320398797323\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/ACg8ocLY0uI6-Rs00g7kUDTAJEKIlsNXHcNmIfK6dA-rOEHm=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo"},"publishTime":"2020-11-17T10:40:11Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"9 years ago","rating":1,"text":{"text":"when went to this school i was bullied and always victimised by students and teachers. if you want to get anywhere you have to be their favorites. im glad i left that ... that ... hell on earth. even today after i've left i still hear about how terrible it is their. the teachers not dealing with bullying, terrible communication from teachers, little supervision that is required, punished for complaining, slightest thing done wrong or said and you were put into detention and teachers that have various problems including a teach that spent most of his time looking down girls tops. (you think im joking? well i'm all serious i'm afraid).\nwould i recommend this school? nope definitely not. unless you want to have your kids tortured and not looked after for 5 days a week.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"when went to this school i was bullied and always victimised by students and teachers. if you want to get anywhere you have to be their favorites. im glad i left that ... that ... hell on earth. even today after i've left i still hear about how terrible it is their. the teachers not dealing with bullying, terrible communication from teachers, little supervision that is required, punished for complaining, slightest thing done wrong or said and you were put into detention and teachers that have various problems including a teach that spent most of his time looking down girls tops. (you think im joking? well i'm all serious i'm afraid).\nwould i recommend this school? nope definitely not. unless you want to have your kids tortured and not looked after for 5 days a week.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"I am meemo","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/118209208943025914220\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjXG_hmMaMOc_ANLeoVSuqbtYW2d6F8lGsu2hMj_cEaBrdE=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4"},"publishTime":"2014-01-12T09:36:52Z"},{"relativePublishTimeDescription":"4 years ago","rating":5,"text":{"text":"I'm biased because I do work for the school. I think this is a really great school and caters for the whole range of abilities including Oxbridge applicants. It's down to earth but stretching academically. The sixth form caf\u00c3\u00a9 is a great feature.","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"I'm biased because I do work for the school. I think this is a really great school and caters for the whole range of abilities including Oxbridge applicants. It's down to earth but stretching academically. The sixth form caf\u00c3\u00a9 is a great feature.","languageCode":"en"},"authorAttribution":{"displayName":"Chris Warner","uri":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/contrib\/117761850534372750264\/reviews","photoUri":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a-\/ALV-UjV2zucyb-iQO0-ca7LX5C0PoRtYSjnB6Y06mm9wYYAavg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba5"},"publishTime":"2019-05-24T00:01:53Z"}]